Laurence McMahon
| Full name | Laurence Bernard McMahon | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 4 December 1911 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wandsworth, London, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 5 January 1987 (aged 75) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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Laurence Bernard McMahon (4 December 1911 — 5 January 1987) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Born in Wandsworth, London, McMahon played his rugby for University College Dublin and was capped 12 times for Ireland during the 1930s, mostly as a centre three-quarter. He scored the winning try for Ireland on his debut match against England at Twickenham in 1931, to put them ahead with two-minutes remaining.[1][2]
McMahon was a solicitor by profession and founded a legal practice on O'Connell Street in Dublin.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Ireland Defeats England By One Point". Hampshire Telegraph. 20 February 1931.
- ^ "Twickenham Hero Injured". Newcastle Daily Chronicle. 27 February 1931.
- ^ "David and Ross of David McMahon & Co. Solicitors". Dublin Town. 28 August 2023.
External links
[edit]- Laurence McMahon at ESPNscrum